Guardian|

[Onyxaeon]

Guardian

It finally happened.
You broke down that last barrier,
Let your defenses fall,
And stood before me with a satin lined box,
Your heart nestled safely inside and looking for a guardian.
Isn’t that what love is, though?
A sweet ache of uncertainty,
That restless surge of bliss?
The faith that this will last forever,
Because seeing beyond it is impossible?
The promise you have found a haven,
Where you can be forgiven of all your darkest sins,
And grow pure in the light?
The courage to kneel unarmed,
With that gaping hole where your heart used to pulse so steadily,
Bleeding endless prayers formed on soft drops of blood?
Those wishes collected over the years pour out in a torrent,
Drowning you in hope,
The hope that you wont be crippled after coming so far.
And so you knelt,
Head down with your arms reaching out,
That throbbing heart
Beating in apprehension
As it stared me in the eyes.
And as I stood
With my eyes upon the nervous muscle,
I saw a tear of crimson drip down the side,
The fear moving to seize hold.
Honey hued eyes lifted,
Pleading,
Hopeful.
And I?
I could do nothing but kneel,
And pray I was worthy enough for the treasure I now held.